LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Borough of Bellevue will hold a public hearing on November 28, 2023, at 6:30 PM, prevailing time, at the Borough of Bellevue Municipal Building, 537 Bayne Avenue, Bellevue, PA 15202, to consider adoption amendments to the Avalon-Bellevue-Ben Avon Joint Zoning Ordinance, a brief summary of which is set forth below:
BOROUGH OF BELLEVUE
ORDINANCE NO. 23 – 08
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FOLLOWING:
ARTICLE IV, SECTION 409 OF THE AVALON-BELLEVUE-BEN AVON JOINT ZONING ORDINANCE TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR FENCES, WALLS AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS;
ARTICLE VII OF THE AVALON-BELLEVUE-BEN AVON JOINT ZONING ORDINANCE TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS; AND
ARTICLE VII OF THE AVALON-BELLEVUE-BEN AVON JOINT ZONING ORDINANCE TO UPDATE PERMITTED CONDITIONAL USE PROVISIONS.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
This amendment would revise and amend:
Portions of Section 409 (“Accessory Buildings, Structures, Uses and Events”) of Article IV (“District Regulations”) of the Joint Zoning Ordinance to correct errors and provide for revised regulations related to height, location, and appearance of fences, walls, screening in all Zoning Districts of Avalon, Bellevue, and Ben Avon.
Portions of Section 420 (“Signage”) Article IV (“Accessory Buildings, Structures, Uses and Events”) of the Joint Zoning Ordinance to provide for revised regulations of temporary signs, including with respect to the area, height, number, and temporal limitations, and to further provide for specific regulations related to political signs in all Zoning Districts of Avalon, Bellevue, and Ben Avon.
Section 721 (“Tavern/Bar”) of Article VII (“Conditional Uses”) of the Joint Zoning Ordinance to eliminate the prohibition of taverns and bars in the Borough of Bellevue.
A copy of the proposed ordinance is available for inspection at the municipal building in each of the following: the Borough of Avalon, 640 California Ave., Avalon, PA 15202, the Borough of Bellevue, 537 Bayne Ave., Bellevue, PA 15202, and the Borough of Ben Avon, 7101 Church Ave., Ben Avon, PA 15202, between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, prevailing time, Mondays through Fridays.
Cindy L. Bahn, JD, MBA
Director of Administrative Services
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
COMPASS SAVINGS BANK F/K/A ) CIVIL DIVISION
COMPASS FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, )
Plaintiff, ) No: MG-23-000583
- )THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CAROL A. PEKARCIK, DECEASED MORTGAGOR, DAVID MAPP AND ANGELA MAPP, Defendants. )
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
NOTICE IS GIVEN TO THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CAROL A. PEKARCIK.
- Plaintiff is Compass Savings Bank. Defendant is The Unknown Heirs of Carol A. Pekarcik.
- Plaintiff filed a Complaint in Mortgage Foreclosure as to s 338 Station Street, Wilmerding, PA 15148 requesting Judgment in Mortgage Foreclosure in the sum of $35,217.69, plus interest at the rate of $5.25 per diem, and such counsel fees as may be awarded in the subsequent Motion to Reassess Damages. If you wish to defend, you must enter a written appearance personally or by attorney and file your defenses or objections in writing with the court. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you without further notice for the relief requested by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.
IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
Lawyer Referral Service
Allegheny County Bar Association
400 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Telephone: (412) 261-5555
Email: LRS@acba.org
https://www.getapittsburghlawyer.com/
PROFESSIONAL
Historic preservation and Economic development organization is requesting qualifications from:
Environmental Engineering Firms-environmental site characterization and remediation, and closure of
industrial sites through the PA Land Recycling Program, and reporting under public funding programs. Qualifications should include personnel available for this assignment, working in a team environment, meeting goals for minority and women owned businesses, and method and hourly rates of compensation.
Economic Development/Grant Management Firms- Qualifications relative to the following should be discussed: redevelopment planning, managing reporting for public programs, managing consultant teams, packaging other economic incentive programs, working in a team environment, personnel available for this assignment, assistance in securing women and minority participation, and the method and hourly rates of compensation.
Both RFQ’s are due December 1, 2023 and should be mailed to: Young Preservationists Association, 700 River Avenue, Suite 318, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
November 8, 2023
City of Pittsburgh – Office of Management and Budget
414 Grant Street
Room 501
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-255-2211
This notice shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Pittsburgh.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS (1) – MTW, SECTION 8 PBV & HOME PROJECT
On or about Monday, November 27, 2023, the City of Pittsburgh will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release Federal funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended for the real estate project described below.
The Standard on Fifth is a new construction development comprised of fifty-one (51) residential units in a four (4) story, elevator building located at 2120 Fifth Avenue in the Uptown Neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, PA 15219. The units are income and rent restricted as follows: seven (7) units affordable at or below 20% Area Median Income (AMI), ten (10) units affordable at or below 50% AMI, twenty-three (23) at or below 60% AMI, and eleven (11) unrestricted, market rate units. Beacon Communities is the Developer of this project. Funding sources include the following approximate amounts: $3,500,000 first mortgage from Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, an anticipated $4,500,000 second mortgage Development Cost Relief Program (DCRP) loan from PHFA, $1,700,000 third mortgage gap financing loan from the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP), $1,600,000 fourth mortgage and HOME Funds from the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA), $13,110,000 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity, $1,125,000 Pennsylvania State Housing Tax Credit equity, and $264,608 in developer equity.
The URA’s Rental Gap Program loan will be sourced with $600,000 in HOME 2020 and $1,000,000 in Housing Opportunity Fund 2022. HACP’s $1,700,000 gap financing loan will be sourced with Moving to Work (MTW) funds under the 1937 Act as modified by the 1996 and 1999 Consolidated Appropriations Act in addition to providing seventeen (17) Section 8
Project Based Vouchers (PBV) as part of the Section 8 PBV program under the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 as modified by the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 to support the units’ affordability. The total estimated cost of the development is $26,000,000.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (2) – MTW, SECTION 8 PBV & HOME PROJECT
The City of Pittsburgh has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR). The ERR will be made available to the public for review either electronically or by U.S. mail. Please submit your request by U.S. mail to City of Pittsburgh, Office of Management and Budget, 414 Grant St, City County Building Room 501, Pittsburgh, Pa 15219 or by email to OMBEnvironmental@pittsburghpa.gov.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to:
Kelly Russell
City of Pittsburgh,
414 Grant Street, Room 501
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 255-2667
OR
OMBEnvironmental@pittsburghpa.gov
All comments received by Thursday, November 23, 2023 will be considered by the City of Pittsburgh prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice (Request for Release of Funds 1 or Finding of No Significant Impact 2) they are addressing.
ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
The City of Pittsburgh certifies to HUD that Ed Gainey in his capacity as Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to use development funds.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Pittsburgh certification for a period of fifteen (15) days following the anticipated
submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Pittsburgh; (b) the City of Pittsburgh has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted via email in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to the HUD Field Office of Public Housing in Pittsburgh at PittsburghPIH.ER@hud.gov regarding MTW and Section 8 PBV funds or to the HUD Field Office of Community Planning and Development in Pittsburgh at PGHCPDObjections@hud.gov/ (412)-644-5846 regarding HUD HOME funds.
Potential objectors should contact the HUD Field Office of Public Housing in Pittsburgh via email to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
Ed Gainey
Mayor
City of Pittsburgh
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
City of Pittsburgh – Office of Management and Budget
414 Grant Street
Room 501
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-255-2667
This notice shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Pittsburgh.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS (1) – MTW and PBV PROJECT
On or about November 27, 2023, the City of Pittsburgh (City) will authorize the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) to submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release Federal funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended, to undertake the Project known as Oakland Pride located at 3129-3133 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh (Project). Project Based Voucher (PBV) program under the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 as modified by the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 will be provided to thirty (30) housing units.
The Moving to Work (MTW) Gap Financing & Project Based Vouchers (PBV) Project involves new construction of a total of forty-eight (48) units of one (1) and two (2) bedroom affordable rental housing. The proposed result will be 58,763 square feet of residential housing. There will be thirty (30) affordable PBV housing units targeted to individuals age 62 and older earning 30%-60% of Area Media Income (AMI), with twenty-seven (27) 1-bedroom apartments and three (3) 2-bedroom apartments. Included in those units will be five (5) Uniform Federal Accessibility Standard (UFAS) units (four (4) of which are a combination of UFAS and hearing/visual impaired units), and one (1) stand-alone hearing/visual impaired unit. Funding for the Project will consist of URA funding of $1,600,000, a PSCN Sponsor Loan of $1,593,781; a PHFA National Housing Trust Loan of $1,177,916; a permanent mortgage of $2,270,000; Deferred Developer Fee of $683,528; a Cap Reserve Loan of $300,000; $13,855,812 in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity, $2,875,000 of PHFA Development Cost Relief Program Funds and an additional $1,050,000 anticipated in State Housing Tax Credit equity. The Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh (HACP) will provide PBV subsidies for thirty (30) units and HACP through its instrumentality Allies & Ross Management and Development Corporation (ARMDC), will provide a gap financing loan of $2,700,000 constituting Moving To Work (MTW) funds for the Project. The estimated total Project cost is $28,106,037.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (2) – MTW and PBV PROJECT
The City of Pittsburgh has determined that the Project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional Project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR). The ERR will be made available to the public for review either electronically or by U.S. mail. Please submit your request by U.S. mail to City of Pittsburgh, Office of Management and Budget, 414 Grant St, City County Building Room 501, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 or by email to OMBEnvironmental@pittsburghpa.gov.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to:
Kelly Russell
City of Pittsburgh,
414 Grant Street, Room 501
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 255-2667
OR
OMBEnvironmental@pittsburghpa.gov
All comments received by Thursday, November 23, 2023, will be considered by the City of Pittsburgh prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice (Request for Release of Funds 1 or Finding of No Significant Impact 2) they are addressing.
ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
The City of Pittsburgh certifies to HUD that Ed Gainey in his capacity as Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh to use development funds.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the City of Pittsburgh certification for a period of fifteen (15) days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Pittsburgh; (b) the City of Pittsburgh has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the Project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted via email in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to the HUD Field Office of Public Housing in Pittsburgh at PittsburghPIH.ER@hud.gov
regarding MTW and PBV funds. Potential objectors should contact the HUD Field Office of Public Housing in Pittsburgh via email as given above to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
Potential objectors should contact the HUD Field Office of Community Planning and Development in Pittsburgh via email or phone as given above to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
Ed Gainey
Mayor
City of Pittsburgh
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